Joseph R Hilkey (35105008)
| Name | Hilkey, Joseph R |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Army Serial # | 35105008 |
| State | Kentucky |
| Date of death | 1945-04-01 |
| Plot, Row, Grave | G, 8, 20 |
| Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands , Google Maps |
| Unit | A Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division |
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| Staff Sergeant Hilkey was a member of A Company. The morning report for July 5, 1944 on page 5 lists him as lightly wounded in action and transferred to the 34th Evacuation Hospital while holding the rank of Sergeant. The page can be seen below. Since have no later documents we assume that Staff Sergeant Hilkey died while serving in the A Company. |
| Morning reports | |||||
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| 1944-07-05 | SGT | Lightly wounded in action and transferred to 34th Evacuation Hospital on July 5, 1944 | A / 331 | view page | |
| 1945-02-08 | SGT | Assigned and joined from 34tg Evacuation Hospital as of February 8, 1945 | 653 | A / 331 | view page |
| 1945-03-21 | SGT | Promoted to Staff Sergeant as of March 10, 1945 | A / 331 | view page | |
| 1945-04-06 | SSGT | Missing in action as of April 1, 1945 | 653 | A / 331 | view page |
| 1945-05-11 | SSGT | Killed in action on April 1, 1945, which corrects MR of April 6, 1945 | 653 | A / 331 | view page |
| General Orders | |||||
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| GO # | Rank | Award | Page | ||
| 331 / 1944 / #9 | SGT |
Combat Infantry Badge awarded for exemplary conduct in action against the enemy in France. |
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